The President's Barber (2004)

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

• History
• Drama
• Comedy

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (41 votes)

Release date

May 5, 2004

Runtime

1h 56m

Language

Korean

Director

Lim Chan-sang

Status

Released